1916 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

The 1916 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The 1916 season was Dan McGugin's 13th year as head coach. Quarterback Rabbit Curry was selected third-team All-America by Walter Camp.

1916 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1916 record711 (411 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeShort punt
CaptainIrby Curry
Home stadiumDudley Field
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech + 5 0 08 0 1
Tennessee + 6 0 18 0 1
Vanderbilt 4 1 17 1 1
LSU 3 1 17 1 2
The Citadel 3 1 06 1 1
Tulane 2 1 14 3 1
Kentucky 2 1 24 1 2
Auburn 6 2 06 2 0
Georgia 5 2 06 3 0
Alabama 4 3 06 3 0
Sewanee 2 2 25 2 2
Centre 1 1 15 1 3
Georgetown (KY) 1 1 02 1 0
Mississippi A&M 3 4 04 4 1
Mississippi College 2 3 06 3 0
Clemson 2 4 03 6 0
South Carolina 2 4 02 7 0
Wofford 1 2 02 7 0
Louisville 1 2 12 3 1
Transylvania 1 2 11 2 1
Furman 1 3 04 5 0
Chattanooga 1 4 03 5 0
Howard (AL) 0 1 00 1 0
Mercer 0 3 01 6 0
Florida 0 4 00 5 0
Ole Miss 0 6 03 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 30Southwestern Presbyterian*W 86–0
October 7Transylvania
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 42–0
October 14at KentuckyW 45–0
October 21Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
W 35–0
October 28Virginia*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 27–6
November 4Rose Poly*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 67–0
November 11at TennesseeL 6–10
November 18at AuburnW 20–9
November 25Sewanee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

[1]

Season summary

Rhodes

The season opened against Rhodes with a 86–0 win.

Transylvania

In the second week of play, Transylvania was beaten 42–0.

Kentucky

Vanderbilt defeated Kentucky 450. Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin stated "If you would give me Doc Rodes, I would say he was a greater player than Curry."[2]

Ole Miss

Vanderbilt beat Ole Miss 35–0.

Virginia

Vanderbilt beat Virginia 276. Josh Cody made a 50-yard field goal.

Rose Poly

Vanderbilt beat Rose Poly 670.

Tennessee

Tennessee upset Vanderbilt 106 in 1916. Vanderbilt's lone score came on a 70-yard run by Rabbit Curry. The year's only unanimous All-Southern Graham Vowell scored Tennessee's winning touchdown.[3]

The starting lineup was Adams (left end), Cody (left tackle), Williams (left guard), Hamilton (center), Harman (right guard), Lipscomb (right tackle), Cohen (right end), Curry (quarterback), Floyd (left halfback), Zerfoss (right halfback), Ray (fullback).[4]

Auburn

Vanderbilt at Auburn
1 234Total
Vanderbilt 7 0013 20
Auburn 0 630 9

Vanderbilt eliminated Auburn from SIAA title contention by a 209 score. Josh Cody carried the ball over for the first touchdown.[5] Rabbit Curry played well at the start, but could not play the entire game due to an ankle injury.[5] Moon Ducote made a 45-yard field goal in the third quarter to put the Tigers up 97.[5] With the help of the forward pass, the Commodores scored two further touchdowns in the last quarter.[5]

The starting lineup was Zerfoss (left end), Cody (left tackle), Williams (left guard), Hamilton (center), Carman (right guard), Lipscomb (right tackle), Cohen (right end), Curry (quarterback), Richardson (left halfback), Beasley (right halfback), Ray (fullback).[5]

Sewanee

Sewanee vs. Vanderbilt
1 234Total
Sewanee 0 000 0
Vanderbilt 0 000 0
  • Sources:

Vanderbilt and rival Sewanee fought to a scoreless tie. Red Floyd fumbled in the shadow of the goalpost.[6]

References

  1. "1916 Vanderbilt Commodores Schedule and Results".
  2. "Doc Rodes".
  3. "Defeat of Vandy Was Big Surprise". The Charlotte Observer. November 13, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Woodruff 1928, p. 42
  5. "Vanderbilt Took Good Game From The Auburn Team". Winston-Salem Journal. November 19, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved May 22, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Vanderbilt 0, Sewanee 0". The Houston Post. December 1, 1916. p. 4. Retrieved May 13, 2016 via Newspapers.com.

Additional sources

  • Woodruff, Fuzzy (1928). A History of Southern Football 1890–1928. Vol. 2.
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